F Minor Scale

Construction

Also known as Aeolian; this is the sixth degree of the diatonic scale. This Minor scale is constructed by starting with the root note of F and following a the sequence of steps: W H W W H W W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
FF#GG#ABbBCC#DD#EFWHWWHWW

Primary Triads

FmTonic
GdimSupertonic
G#Mediant
BbmSubdominant
CmDominant
C#Submediant
D#Subtonic

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thC7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthD#7sus, C7sus, Bb7sus, F7sus
7th Suspended SecondD#7sus2, Bb7sus2, F7sus2
Added 9thD#add9, C#add9, G#add9
DiminishedGdim
Dominant 6thD#7(6)
Dominant 7thD#7
Dominant 9thD#9
Dominant EleventhD#11
Dominant ThirteenthD#13
Half-Diminished 7thGm7(b5)
MajorD#, C#, G#
Major 2ndD#2, C#2, G#2
Major 6thD#M6, C#M6, G#M6
Major 7thC#M7, G#M7
Major 7th Flat FifthC#Maj7b5
Major 9thC#M9, G#M9
Major 9th Flat FifthC#Maj9b5
Major Added 11thD#add11, G#add11
Major EleventhG#M11
Major ThirteenthG#M13
MinorCm, Bbm, Fm
Minor 2ndBbm2, Fm2
Minor 6thBbm6
Minor 7thCm7, Bbm7, Fm7
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthCm7b13, Fm7b13
Minor 9thBbm9, Fm9
Minor Added 11thCmadd11, Bbmadd11, Fmadd11
Minor Added 9thBbmadd9, Fmadd9
Minor EleventhBbm11, Fm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineCm11b9
Minor Six-NineBbm6/9
Minor ThirteenthBbm13
PowerchordD#5, C#5, C5, Bb5, G#5, F5
Six-NineD#6/9, C#6/9, G#6/9
Suspended FourthD#sus, Csus, Bbsus, G#sus, Fsus
Suspended SecondD#sus2, C#sus2, Bbsus2, G#sus2, Fsus2

Related Items

Triads Charts
Printable list of charts of all
F Minor Triads
Extended Chords Charts
Printable list of charts of all
F Minor Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.